| Name |
Other Names |
Birthyear |
Deathyear |
Notes |
| Parkinson, John A. |
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Mid 20th century Music arranger, editor and translator |
| Parks, Joe E. |
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American songwriter and arranger Joe E. Parks spent his life making Christian music accessible and meaningful to choirs of all sizes. |
| Parmenter, Catherine |
Parmenter-Newell. Catherine |
1905 |
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American Poet |
| Parr-Davies, Harry |
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1914 |
1955 |
Welsh composer and songwriter. He was a musical prodigy, having composed whole operettas by the time he was in his teens. He came to the attention of composer Sir Walford Davies, |
| Parratt, [Sir] Walter |
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1841 |
1924 |
English organist and composer. From 1882 he held the post of organist of St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. He became Heather Professor of Music at Oxford University in 1908, taking over from Hubert Parry. He became one of the foremost organ teachers of his day |
| Parris, Fred |
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1936 |
2013 |
American singer and song writer mainly famous as a member of the Five Satins, and their enormous hit “In the still of the night”. |
| Parrott, Andrew |
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1947 |
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British conductor, perhaps best known for his pioneering "historically informed performances" of pre-classical music. n 1973 he founded the Taverner Choir, Consort and Players, a "period instruments" ensemble based in London. |
| Parry, Joseph |
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1841 |
1902 |
Welsh composer mainly of hymn tunes, |
| Parry, (Sir) Charles Hubert Hastings |
Parry, C. H. H. |
1848 |
1918 |
English composer, teacher and historian of music. Parry's first major works appeared in 1880. As a composer he is best known for the choral song "Jerusalem", the coronation anthem "I was glad", the choral and orchestral ode Blest Pair of Sirens, and the hymn tune "Repton", which sets the words "Dear Lord and Father of Mankind". His orchestral works include five symphonies and a set of Symphonic Variations. |
| Parry, R. Williams |
Parry, Robert Williams |
1884 |
1956 |
One of Wales' most notable poets in the twentieth century. In 1922 he was appointed a lecturer in the Welsh and Extra-Mural Studies Departments at University College Bangor, where he remained until his retirement in 1944. |
| Parsons, Geoffrey |
Parsons, Geoffrey Claremont |
1910 |
1987 |
English lyricist. He worked at the Peter Maurice Music Company run by James Phillips, who wrote under the pseudonym John Turner. The company specialized in adapting songs originally in foreign languages into the English language. |
| Parsons, Robert |
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1530 |
1570 |
English musician. Parsons was appointed Gentleman of the Chapel Royal on 17 October 1563. His work consisted of a number of sacred and secular vocal compositions, including his Ave Maria, as well as some instrumental pieces |
| Pärt, Arvo |
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1935 |
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Estonian composer of classical and sacred music |
| Parton, Dolly |
Dean, Dolly Rebecca Parton |
1946 |
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American singer-songwriter, actress, author, businesswoman, and humanitarian, known primarily for her work in country music. |
| Partridge, Sibyl F. |
S. M. X; Sister Mary Xavier |
1856 |
1920 |
British Roman Catholic Nun and hymn writer |
| Pascanu, Alexandru |
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1920 |
1989 |
Romanian composer of choral, orchestral, and chamber music, and a member of the faculty of the Music Conservatory in Bucharest. He published several books and journal articles on Romanian folksongs, choral arranging, music theory, and composition. |
| Pasfield, W. R. |
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20th century musicologist and composer |
| Passereau, Pierre |
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1509 |
1547 |
French composer of the Renaissance. Along with Clément Janequin, he was one of the most popular composers of "Parisian" chansons in France in the 1530s |
| Passmore, W. S. |
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19th Century author and poet |
| Paterson, Andrew Barton |
Paterson, Banjo |
1864 |
1941 |
Poet, solicitor, journalist, war correspondent and soldier, Ballad-writer, horseman, bushman, overlander, squatter—he helped to make the Australian legend. |
| Paterson, Hugh |
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1856 |
1917 |
Scottish born Arts Administrator Hugh Paterson also founded the Commonwealth Art Advisory Board, ancestor of the Australia Council. Wrote the words of Care Killed the Cat |
| Patey, Mark |
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Poet |
| Patmore, Coventry |
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1823 |
1896 |
English poet and critic best known for The Angel in the House, his narrative poem about an ideal happy marriage |
| Patrick, David |
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1947 |
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English organist and music editor |
| Patriquin, Donald |
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1938 |
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Canadian composer, organist, and choral conductor. Known internationally for choral and instrumental arrangements of folk music, Patriquin was a member of the Faculty of Music of McGill University from 1965 to 1996. He currently resides in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. |
| Patterson, Alex |
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1988 |
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Northern Irish composer who is now based in Nottingham, where he is Director of Music at Nottingham Cathedral, Assistant Artistic Director of Music for Everyone and Musical Director for the Radcliffe Ladies' Choir. As a composer, he has written a wealth of choral music which has been performed all over the world and broadcast on BBC Radio 3. |
| Patterson, Mark |
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1969 |
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composer, conductor and teacher. He is the Director of Music at Salisbury Presbyterian Church in Midlothian, Virginia, where he leads a comprehensive music program for adults, youth and children. |
| Patterson, Paul |
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1947 |
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British composer and Manson Professor of Composition at the Royal Academy of Music. |
| Paul, Alan |
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1949 |
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American Grammy Award-winning[1] singer and composer, best known as one of the founding members of the current incarnation of the vocal group The Manhattan Transfer. |
| Paul, Bernhard |
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Music Editor for Carus Verlag |